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About

Finland-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Finland exported $479M to South Africa. The main products that Finland exported to South Africa were Kaolin Coated Paper ($48.6M), Other Construction Vehicles ($37.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($28.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.77%, from $345M in 2017 to $479M in 2022.

In 2020, Finland exported services to South Africa worth $35.4M, with Other business services ($29.7M), Transportation ($2.28M), and Royalties and license fees ($2.28M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Finland Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $263M to Finland. The main products that South Africa exported to Finland were Coal Briquettes ($81.8M), Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($50.5M), and Cars ($20.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.3%,  from $96M in 2017 to $263M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Finland.

Comparison: In 2022,  Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 46 in total exports ($89.9B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Finland exported $479M to South Africa. The main products exported from Finland to South Africa were Kaolin Coated Paper ($48.6M), Other Construction Vehicles ($37.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($28.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.77%, from $345M in 2017 to $479M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $263M to Finland. The main products exported from South Africa to Finland were Coal Briquettes ($81.8M), Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides ($50.5M), and Cars ($20.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.3%, from $96M in 2022 to $263M in 2017.

Exports from Finland (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Finland (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Finland (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Finland Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Finland
Top Destination
Germany$9.99B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Finland or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Finland and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Finland than South Africa included Sweden ($9.1B), Estonia ($3.58B), and Norway ($2.35B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Finland included China ($23.4B), India ($9.14B), and Japan ($8.85B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Finland (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Finland - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Finland and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Finland and South Africa.

During 2022, Finland had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($177M), Paper Goods ($102M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($51.4M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of Mineral Products ($87.8M), Chemical Products ($58.3M), and Metals ($36.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Finland South Africa+$33.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Africa Finland+$20.3MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Finland and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Finland indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Finland.

Product Space of Finland (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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